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PC: NC State news release Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a laser-powered plasma antenna that transmits radio signals without a conventional metal radiating element. Resembling a lightsaber, the device uses a laser to ionise air and create a thin plasma filament that transmitted a 30 MHz radio signal during laboratory tests. According…

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Look up at the night sky and it’s hard not to feel a little small. Earth is one planet. It goes around a star that, honestly, isn’t anything unusual, and that star isn’t even near the middle of our galaxy. Past our solar system there are billions more…

For children who are nervous about needles, a routine visit to the doctor can bring an uncomfortable wait before an injection. Kailyn Brown, a schoolgirl from Columbia, South Carolina, knows the feeling herself. Rather than simply putting up with it, she began thinking about something that might make the experience easier for other children. Her…

Pete Davidson has sold his Staten Island condominium for $800,000, taking a $400,000 loss on the property he purchased for $1.2 million in December 2020. The sale was completed on 13 May 2026, excluding the additional money he spent on renovations. According to the New York Post, the comedian transformed the apartment from its original…

PC: Nasa Earth Observatory Satellite images from 2025 show dozens of circular mounds exposed by falling water levels. Satellite images revealed these features across Farmington Bay, Ogden Bay and Bear River Bay. The mounds stood out from the surrounding dry lakebed, with dense reeds growing at their centres. Researchers traced this unusual vegetation to freshwater…

Image: Gustaf Lundberg Toresson Every childhood dream meets an obstacle, and for Jonathan Spano, it arrived in the form of an eye chart. Fascinated by aircraft since boyhood, he wanted to fly for the Navy, only to discover that his eyesight would never qualify him. Rather than abandon aviation, he built a business that paid…

Trump snaps at Independent reporter Andrew Feinberg, asking, “Are you a sick person?” during an Oval Office exchange US President Donald Trump snapped at a reported in the Oval Office on Tuesday (local time), repeatedly telling him to be “quiet” before asking, “What’s wrong with you? Are you a sick person?”The exchange took place during…

A newly built Nando’s drive-through in Cranbourne North, Victoria, has sold for $5.845 million to a New South Wales-based private investor. The 2025-built property features a purpose-built dual-lane drive-through and has a long-term lease with Nando’s Australia.According to Real Commercial, Stonebridge’s marketing material estimates the property’s annual net income at $319,035 as at October 2026….

Pic credit: Plus real estate The old Hollywood home at 6823 Iris Circle in Los Angeles has sold for $2.5 million, fetching $205,000 above its asking price, according to Mansion Global. The price is a strong result for a 1923 Spanish Revival house that its owners restored after buying it for $1.05 million in 2016….

Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband, former journalist Adam Housley, are preparing for a new chapter in Napa Valley as they put their longtime Fairfield, California, home on the market for $2.69 million. The June 2026 listing follows their $3.8 million purchase of a neglected wine-country property in October 2024, a move detailed by Realtor…